2025-2026 Regular SessionNebraska Legislature

LB317

Legislative Summary

Merge the Department of Natural Resources with the Department of Environment and Energy and change the name to the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment, create the position of Chief Water Officer, and provide, change, and eliminate powers and duties relating to water, conservation, state game refuges, and low-level radioactive waste disposal

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Bill History

1/16/2025
Date of introduction
Legislature
1/21/2025
Referred to Natural Resources Committee
Legislature
2/6/2025
Notice of hearing for February 13, 2025
Legislature
3/12/2025
Natural Resources priority bill
Legislature
3/27/2025
Placed on General File with AM711
Legislature
3/27/2025
Natural Resources AM711 filed
Legislature
4/2/2025
Natural Resources AM711 adopted
Legislature
4/2/2025
Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
Legislature
4/10/2025
Placed on Select File with ER36
Legislature
4/10/2025
Enrollment and Review ER36 filed
Legislature
4/14/2025
Brandt AM1035 to ER36 filed
Legislature
4/17/2025
Brandt AM1084 to ER36 filed
Legislature
4/17/2025
Cavanaugh, M. MO183 Bracket until May 5, 2025 filed
Legislature
4/22/2025
Enrollment and Review ER36 adopted
Legislature
4/22/2025
Cavanaugh, M. MO183 pending
Legislature
4/22/2025
Cavanaugh, M. MO183 failed
Legislature
4/22/2025
Brandt AM1035 withdrawn
Legislature
4/22/2025
Brandt AM1084 adopted
Legislature
4/22/2025
Conrad AM1124 filed
Legislature
4/22/2025
Conrad AM1124 adopted
Legislature
4/22/2025
Storer FA116 filed
Legislature
4/22/2025
Storer FA116 adopted
Legislature
4/22/2025
Cavanaugh, J. AM1133 filed
Legislature
4/22/2025
Cavanaugh, J. FA117 to AM1133 filed
Legislature
4/22/2025
Cavanaugh, J. FA117 lost
Legislature
4/22/2025
Cavanaugh, J. AM1133 lost
Legislature
4/22/2025
Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
Legislature
4/29/2025
Placed on Final Reading with ST29
Legislature
4/29/2025
Enrollment and Review ST29 filed
Legislature
4/29/2025
Enrollment and Review ST29 recorded
Legislature
5/1/2025
Dispensing of reading at large approved
Legislature
5/1/2025
Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 34-12-3
Legislature
5/1/2025
President/Speaker signed
Legislature
5/1/2025
Presented to Governor on May 1, 2025
Legislature
5/6/2025
Approved by Governor on May 6, 2025
Legislature

Amendments

Enrollment and Review ST29

Enrollment and Review ST29

4/29/2025Not Adopted

Cavanaugh, J. AM1133

Cavanaugh, J. AM1133

4/22/2025Not Adopted

Cavanaugh, J. FA117

Cavanaugh, J. FA117

4/22/2025Not Adopted

Cavanaugh, M. MO188

Cavanaugh, M. MO188

4/22/2025Not Adopted

Conrad AM1124

Conrad AM1124

4/22/2025Not Adopted

Storer FA116

Storer FA116

4/22/2025Not Adopted

Cavanaugh, M. MO183

Cavanaugh, M. MO183

4/17/2025Not Adopted

Brandt AM1084

Brandt AM1084

4/16/2025Not Adopted

Brandt AM1035

Brandt AM1035

4/14/2025Not Adopted

Enrollment and Review ER36

Enrollment and Review ER36

4/10/2025Not Adopted

Natural Resources AM711

Natural Resources AM711

3/27/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 34-12-3
5/1/2025
34
Yea
12
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Cavanaugh, M. MO183 failed
4/22/2025
1
Yea
29
Nay
15
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: FAILED
Conrad AM1124 adopted
4/22/2025
34
Yea
8
Nay
6
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Cavanaugh, J. FA117 lost
4/22/2025
12
Yea
29
Nay
8
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
Cavanaugh, J. AM1133 lost
4/22/2025
13
Yea
33
Nay
3
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
Brandt AM1084 adopted
4/22/2025
36
Yea
0
Nay
11
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Storer FA116 adopted
4/22/2025
46
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Natural Resources AM711 adopted
4/2/2025
30
Yea
4
Nay
12
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
4/2/2025
31
Yea
2
Nay
13
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/6/2025)
Chamber
Legislature

Sponsors

Nonpartisan: 1

Primary Sponsor

Tom Brandt
Tom Brandt
Nonpartisan

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text5/6/20251125.7 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text4/29/20251542.6 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text4/29/20251184.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/16/20251288.5 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/2/2025265.7 KB
Analysis
Analysis3/26/2025110.7 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/12/2025218.4 KB
Analysis
Analysis2/7/20258.8 KB